Tag Archives: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Mayo Clinic Offers Variety of Resources for Journalists Working on Breast Cancer Stories

December 9th, 2010 - 4:04 pm

The world is mourning the death of Elizabeth Edwards. At the age of 61, she lost her valiant battle with breast cancer after fighting the disease since 2004. She noticed a lump while showering, which turned out to be stage … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Research Presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium – 2010

December 6th, 2010 - 9:55 am

Mayo Clinic researchers will present a variety of breast cancer research studies as part of the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 8-12. Links to prominent studies are below, including video and audio resources available for download … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Successful Combination Therapies to Treat Myeloma Patients

December 5th, 2010 - 6:00 pm

Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Arizona have identified successful combination of therapies for the treatment of myloma patients who are resistant to the drug bortezomib. In the study using a mouse model, Mayo researchers assessed the anti-myeloma activity of 30 … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic-led Research Study Finds Image-Guided Cryoablation Useful for Painful Metastatic Bone Disease

November 30th, 2010 - 3:59 pm

During a recent multicenter trial led by Mayo Clinic, 62 adults with painful bone metastases were treated with CT guided and monitored cryoablation, a treatment technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic. These patients were treated at eight medical facilities across the … Continue reading →

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Mayo Collaborative Study: Early Findings Show Promise Against Bone Marrow Disease

September 16th, 2010 - 4:21 pm

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers and collaborators from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have found “marked and durable” patient benefits from an experimental drug that inhibits a mutation responsible for myelofibrosis, a serious bone marrow disease that can lead to … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Awarded Major Grant for Ovarian Cancer Research

August 28th, 2009 - 12:25 pm

Investigators at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have received a five-year, $11.5 million grant to translate research into treatments for women with ovarian cancer. Every year in the United States, more than 16,000 women die from the disease and another … Continue reading →

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